The Nothing Sandwich Poem by Kim Barney
The Nothing Sandwich
Years ago, when I was just a kid, I invented the Bread Sandwich.
Only my creativity didn't stop there.
Unrestrained, I also invented the Nothing Sandwich!
Still not finished, I invented the Open-Faced Nothing Sandwich!
How could I have done this at such a young age?
Only a genius is capable of this, said my mother.
Utterly ridiculous, said my older sister.
Let's see how they taste, said my youngest brother.
Duh, they taste like bread, said my other brother.
Too many years have passed since that night.
Not getting the patent was an oversight!
Young and foolish was I, all right.
Oh, to go back to those carefree days!
Never to see more of this fog and haze,
Evermore hearing my mother's praise!
'The Nothing Sandwich' took a bite on the title, yes feasted on all three The Bread Sandwich consists of two slices of bread, with another slice of bread in between. The Nothing Sandwich is two slices of bread with nothing in between. The Open-Faced Nothing Sandwich is one slice of bread with nothing on it. was in a truck once which broke down pass a small town called Granity, oft he three of us, none had bought money and the change we had purchased only a loaf of bread, walked almost to Westport on that, no traffic and walked all the way past the Pines Straight, to unbelievable half way doen the Fairdown Straight just before Sargeant's Hill, just out of Westport on a hot hot summer's afternoon, your inventions sound more fun :)
I wanted to vote it five stars, but couldn't find a box to vote!
This whimsical creation has been added to my favorites list!
Wow! Nobody would feel cold hearted with such a sweet family. I could almost smell the bread and hear the laughs, what would I give for a bite, thank you for warming my heart, it is just what I needed this morning!
(cont.) ..photo is nice also. how about a Dagwood Nothing Sandwich? a slice of rye, then buckwheat, then white, then sourdough, then whole wheat, with everything in between? ! to MyPoemList. bri :)
(cont.) ...[thanks to Google]: Food is Patentable as a Composition. Under U.S. Patent law, an inventor can patent a process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter. The food must be new, useful, not obvious, and meet the other disclosure requirements for patentability. However, the critical point remains the same: Food can be patented. (cont.)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/7/2024 8:46:54 AM # 1.0.0.1119
the poem is 'pricelesS', but the Poet's Notes are 'pricelessier'! ! ! to MyPoemList. i made a mayonaisse (spelling?) sandwich the other day. it sucked, but i ate it! easy and inexpensive! ! BUT i suggest you substitute....[[ in the poem, not in your next sandwich; (see Earl of Sandwich) ]].... patent for copyright. BUT (again) the poem (as it is 'literary work') may be copyrighted! (CONT.) ..
An excellent suggestion, Bri, and I have taken you up on it, although I had to rewrite the entire line so that it would still rhyme with the other two in the same stanza. Good catch. Thanks again!